A tribute to a few of the artists who departed in 2023 including sopranos Renata Scotto and Virginia Zeani, mezzo-sopranos Grace Bumbry and Marlena Kleinmann Malas, countertenor James Bowman, tenors Stephen Gould and Pedro Lavirgen, composers Kaija Saariaho and Alice Parker, and conductors Arnold Östman and Thomas Wikman.
Grace Bumbry in concert in 1992.
Giacomo Puccini: “Dormi amor mio” from Madama Butterfly
Renata Scotto, soprano
Anna Di Stasio, mezzo-soprano
Rome Opera Orchestra
Sir John Barbirolli, conductor
Richard Wagner: “Geliebter, komm!” from Tannhäuser
Grace Bumbry, mezzo-soprano
Wolfgang Windgassen, tenor
Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
Wagner: Forging Song from Siegfried
Stephen Gould, tenor
Gerhard Siegel, tenor
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
Puccini: “Nessun dorma” from Turandot
Pedro Lavirgen, tenor
Antonio Vivaldi: Nisi Dominus
IV. Cum dederit
James Bowman, countertenor
The Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
Kaija Saariaho: Horloge, tais-toi!
Helsinki Chamber Choir
Anna Kuvaja, piano
Nils Schweckendiek, conductor
Traditional arr. Alice Parker and Robert Shaw: Shenandoah
William Diard, tenor
Jack Hotop, guitar
Robert Shaw, conductor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: “Ach, ich fühl’s” from Die Zauberflöte
Barbara Bonney, soprano
Drottningholm Court Theatre Orchestra
Arnold Östman, conductor
Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine
Psalm 127: Nisi Dominus
Music of the Baroque Chorus and Orchestra
Thomas Wikman, conductor
Puccini: “Donde lieta usci” from La bohème
Virginia Zeani, soprano
Johannes Brahms: Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op. 52
VII. Wohl schön bewandt war es
VIII. Wenn so lind dein Auge mir
Benita Valente, soprano
Marlena Kleinmann, mezzo-soprano
Wayne Conner, tenor
Martial Singher, bass
Rudolf Serkin & Leon Fleisher, piano
Giuseppe Verdi: “V’ho ingannato” from Rigoletto
Renata Scotto, soprano
Kostas Paskalis, baritone
Rome Opera Orchestra
Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor